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CVE-2008-0249

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

PHP Webquest 2.6 allows remote attackers to retrieve database credentials via a direct request to admin/backup_phpwebquest.php, which leaks the credentials in an error message if a call to /usr/bin/mysqldump fails. NOTE: this might only be an issue in limited environments.

Affected products

• Phpwebquest: 2.6

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27202
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39572
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4872
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27202
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39572
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4872

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